10th Ward Buck and Lucky Johnson interview

Hobbs, Holly

10th Ward Buck
Johnson, Lucky

Darby, Dick
Menighini, Colin

2012-12-10

Interview with 10th Ward Buck (rapper/bounce artist) and Lucky Johnson (manager/promoter/rapper). 0:02 Official intros, neighborhoods, St. Thomas Project, DJ Jubilee, block parties, second lines, Cash Money, Buck’s songwriting process, “Buck Is Back” 3:15 Buck’s entrée into film, DEAD MAN WALKING 3:34 Lucky’s upbringing, 6th & Baronne, UNLV, 3rd Ward, NO East, the origins of bounce 6:15 Lucky & Buck: marching bands, playing instruments, Master P, gong shows, Bobby Marchan, Partners ‘n’ Crime, Take Fo’ Records 12:12 Bounce on Cash Money Records, first record deals, their projects 23:12 “Faster,” bounce BPMs, Buck’s influence, radio airplay, “Drop n Gimme 50,” Hurricane Katrina, HBO Tremé 34:10 Bounce lyrical content 37:00 St. Thomas Projects influence, importance to NO music, housing projects 44:25 Great quote about poverty & crime, choosing to return to NO after Katrina 49:53 10th Ward: favorite performance? 57:10 Thank yous 57:19 End of tape

57 min., 19 sec.

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Interviews

Lucky Johnson
10th Ward Buck

New Orleans (La.)--Social life and customs
Bounce (Music)--Louisiana--New Orleans--Sources
Bounce (Music)--Social aspects--Louisiana--New Orleans
Rap (Music)--Louisiana--New Orleans--Sources
Rap (Music)--Social aspects--Louisiana--New Orleans
Hip-hop--Louisiana--New Orleans--Sources
Hip-hop--Social aspects--Louisiana--New Orleans
African Americans--Louisiana--New Orleans--Music--Sources
African Americans--Louisiana--New Orleans--Social life and customs

New Orleans (La.)

Tulane University Digital Library

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